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March 25, 2008. Season 1 will be at my doorstep when I get home. I'm psyched. Sorry, my inner nerd get the better of me. :-)
Jack
Follow Ups:
Got home late Saturday night after a concert, and turned on the TV to check college football. Noticed on the cable menu that a local channel was showing the Doomsday Machine episode (one of my favorites) so I tuned in. Holy crap! The old U.S.S. Constellation that looked like a cheap plastic model that someone used a blowtorch on to create scorch marks now was a true battle damaged ship with the metal structure clearly visible. The "planet killer" itself was larger and considerably more ominous in appearance. Fired up the computer after it was over and googled up all the restoration info.
I've been waiting out the format war, but with this set out and Costco selling the Toshiba HD-A3 for $169, I might just have to leap off the fence.
I'm all over seasons 1 and 2, but I'll pass on season 3. There isn't any amount of digital restoration/improved special effects that will make a difference with Spock's Brain or The Way to Eden :)
I've got plenty of HD material at the moment in the "to be watched" queue with more prospects of material to add to the queue with the holiday rush.
Do the monsters still look like guys wearing bed sheets? I would be very disappointed if they "cleaned" that up and made them look real ;-)
except he blinks!
They've mostly just tweaked things. Backdrops are still paintings,foam rocks etc.
You know, I'm not a Trekkie, and never was. Outside of a few episodes I saw flipping through the channels, I haven't seen TOS in years. I'm surprsed how good this looks, and I'm surprised just how much I'm enjoying this. This is what HD is all about.
Jack
On the "doomsday machine" the planet eater is totally different. Different model, different affects and different sounds. They do however use some of the footage of the original planet eater but even the starships are new and different models on this episode. I actually like the upgrades!
Arena, with the Gorn is one of my all time favorite episodes!
That's season 2. I liked what I saw of it though. It still kept with the spirit of the show. The sounds are thye same-FX people said they didn't have access to the audio track. The Romulan ship in Balance of Terror is totally redone. I liked it. I didn't really care for what they did with the ship in The Corbamite Manuver.
Jack
Yep, for some reason, I cannot get enough of the original series. I purchased all of the VHS-hifi tapes when they came out and the sound quality is rather magnificient on those. I may take the plunge for these discs. Still on the damned fence with hi def though. 1080i VS 1080p, HD dvd VS Blu ray, Ceiling mounted projector VS wall mount LCD or plasma and my cable service is way too unaffordable for HD..so it would mean satt service of some sort.The funny thing is visiting a friend that has 5 plasma tv's and satt service, I was annoyed by the "fat bodies" and distortion, possible due to his default setting. One channel was wavering in and out between the proper aspect ratio and that of "fat squaty" figures. Damn, I get more authenticity on my 13 inch crap tv in the bedroom!
Being that I may watch 15 hours per week of video of any kind, movie/tv and news combined, it is no wonder I am in this perdicament at this time.
Thank you for your notes :)
The salt creature looks the same. I haven't seen the Gorn episode yet, will watch tonight. Most of the new FX have involved the space shots. The Enterprise, planets etc. I'll let you know if there's anything really drastic. The reviews have said that they didn't "Lucasize" the show.
Oh, and there's still grain.
Jack
Good time to buy this while that Deep Discount 20% off Sale is going on:
MSRP = $217.99 (according to DVD Price Search)...
Deep Discount = $132.85 (before extra 20% off)...
final delivered price = $106.28
> > > "Season 1 will be at my doorstep when I get home." < < <
Jack, would you mind doing a cursory review of the HD mastering when you have time?
Cheers,
AuPh :o)
They put alot of time and energy into this. The beginning of the discs is cute. The first thing you notice once the episode start, is the colors. Bright, vivid, deep. Detail is pretty good, there is some grain, but not alot. Kiddies rasied on video ganes may not be impressed. The effects are pretty good, but they took a few liberties. Purists might object, but so far, I've liked them and think they enhance instead of distract. IInteractive features were Informative and OK.
Comments- Navigation is not intuitive on these discs. you must use the "joystick" controls to change episodes, access audio and features. Be aware that the true HD has a VERY low volume, and changing discs can be *ahem* loud.
So far, I've seen 3 or so episodes, and am quite pleased.
Time to watch another episode...
Jack
What I meant above, for navigation, is that you must use the joystick controls to *find* your options. The menu is not like other HD DVD menus out there. Perhaps I'm just slow, but I didn't realize at first how to change episodes or access audio etc.
Do to the time this show was made, you will notice the somewhat heavy handed photography. Also, close-ups of women (except Sally Kellerman) will be soft and fuzzy. Believe it or not, this is the first time I noticed that Uhura actually has the shortest skirt in the show-she's even "cheeky" at times. :-)
All in all, I'm pretty happy with this set. It seems to be a labor of love, and the improvements don't really change the character of the show. It looks and feels like Star Trek with a bigger budget.
enjoy,
JackEDIT: This is a case where I actually prefer the stereo soundtrack, even though it is Lossy DD+. It seems to "fit" better.
Maybe a few quick comments tonight, more liekely tomorrow.
I paid $117 at Amazon and I got it day of release. :-)
Nice case, surprisingly compact for 10 discs.
Stay tuned...
Jack
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-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
I was underwhelmed with Close Encounters. I was expecting better PQ.
TOS festival tonight.:-)
Jack
Did you think Star Trek was the only such qualifying title?
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
The fact that you're jazzed about a couple of new BD releases is fine, but emphasizing BD titles in a thread specifically discussing a hot single inventory HD release that someone else is excited about places your post squarely in the "fan-boy" area. Are you trying out for 'cheerleader' here like ZS KEKL did over on the Hi-Rez boards or what?
Rah! Rah! ;0)
Cheers,
AuPh
I'll enjoy CE3K and Oldboy. They just arrived yesterday and CE3K was awesome...I'll be sure to let you know how Oldboy is.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Close Encounters came out last week, and Oldboy the week before. He can't stand people enjoying HD DVD. Rather childish really.
FWIW, I own both of them, and Star Trek has a better PQ then either one.
Enjoy,
Jack
I was just sharing what I was excited about...I really did just get both titles in my mailbox yesterday and watched CE3K last night. I thought the PQ was fantastic and liked that the grain was left in. It really bothers me when they try to digitally clean it up. Takes the life out of the picture. I guess some folks like that.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
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